This week at a hearing before the Senate Finance Committee, providers heard some comforting statements from Senate leaders and a key official from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.…
Physicians often say they feel like the rules, standards and policies regarding the way they practice medicine change all too frequently. In 2016, there are several key issues physicians should…
Just as the Ice Age eventually ended, so has the ICD-10 coding freeze. CMS recently announced that roughly 6,000 new codes will be added this October, which will be the…
A total of 1,900 codes and 3,651 hospital inpatient procedure codes will be added for fiscal year 2017. The shift from ICD-9 to ICD-10 marked the introduction of a more…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has launched an online resource to support states' efforts to update outdated IT systems, Andy Slavitt, CMS' acting administrator, announced on Monday. Through…
The U.S. health care system began using the International Classification of Diseases 10th edition on Oct. 1. ICD-10 replaces the decades-old 9th edition, and it represents the largest change in…
On Thursday, CMS announced that about 10% of claims submitted since the Oct. 1 transition to ICD-10 have been rejected, but only a small percentage of those were denied because…
HIMSS has launched the ICD-10 Transition Step-by-Step Guide, an interactive tool aimed at assisting healthcare providers who have not completed the transition to the ICD-10 code set for submitting claims…
Not since Jan. 1, 2000, have so many industry professionals had their eyes on a deadline as they do on Oct. 1, 2015. Questions abound regarding the financial repercussions of…
ICD-10 is almost here, with only 43 days remaining. Of paramount significance come October 1 when ICD-10 implementation swings into full gear is a keen and clear understanding of what…
Recent survey results from the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) seem dire for physician practices, but the numbers may not tell the whole story. The WEDI survey, released amid…
Hospitals did not get any ICD-10 relief as part of CMS' accord with the AMA regarding a specificity grace period. However, they might not need much help, according to the latest Workgroup…
Following the July 27 issued ICD-10 frequently asked questions list, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated some of the information. These updates primarily clear up confusion…
On July 27, in response to questions from healthcare providers, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and American Medical Association (AMA) released clarifications on their ICD-10 guidance for…
The Texas Medical Association has been granted its wish, sort of: ICD-10 will be implemented with “flexibility,” meaning physicians will have to implement the new coding system on Oct. 1,…
One of the more notable things about the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' revisions to its ICD-10 policy on Monday is the fact that the suggestions come straight from…